U.S. Marshals Add Escapee to 15 Most WantedFugitive serving time for multiple counts of child sexual assault

**Update: Kevin
Patrick Stoeser Found Deceased in September 2014 **
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Washington – The U.S. Marshals
Service added convicted sex offender and escapee
Kevin Patrick Stoeser to its 15 Most Wanted fugitive list today.

Stoeser, a former member of the U.S.
Army, escaped from the Austin Transitional Center, a residential
reentry center (halfway house) in Del Valle, Texas. He was serving
the remainder of a 156-month sentence for four counts of child
sexual assault and one count of possession of child pornography. He
pled guilty to the charges in 2003, and as a result, was
dishonorably discharged from the Army. A behavioral assessment
conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service Behavioral Analysis Unit
classifies Stoeser as high risk and likely to re-offend. Given his
background, Stoeser is sexually dangerous and poses a significant
risk to the community.

“Stoeser is a malicious individual who
abused innocent children on multiple occasions. His escape
represents a threat to public safety,” said U.S. Marshals Service
Director Stacia A. Hylton. “His egregious crimes earned him a place
on our 15 Most Wanted list which is reserved for the most violent
and dangerous fugitives.”

Staff members of the halfway house
confiscated an unauthorized smart phone from Stoeser Oct. 24, 2013.
Staff members found approximately 26 images of underage children
contained within the smart phone. Following the discovery, Stoeser
immediately fled the halfway house through an emergency exit and has
remained on the lam since.

“Due to Stoeser's predatory criminal
conduct, and the strong likelihood that he will re-offend, his
continued freedom in our communities will pose the highest degree of
danger to our children if he is not apprehended and held to account
for his heinous and predatory crimes,” said Robert R. Almonte, U.S.
Marshal for the Western District of Texas.

Stoeser has a history of sexual assault
dating back to 2001, to include illegal possession of child
pornography, indecent acts, sodomy and rape by force. He has
committed numerous known crimes involving sexual assault against at
least five known minors and his behavior is considered predatory.

Stoeser, 41, is a white male with brown
hair and blue eyes. He is 5’9” tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has
several tattoos including: “Kayla” intertwined with barbed wire on
his left upper arm; “Khaos” and “Stoeser” on his chest; barbed wire
designs on his right arm; and a naked female on his right calf.

Stoeser is known to use aliases such as
Patrick Kevin Stoeser, Patrick Stoeser, Mark Johnson, Kevin Johnson
and Jason Thompson.

A reward of up to
$25,000 is offered for information leading directly to
Stoeser’s arrest. Anyone with information is urged to contact the
nearest U.S. Marshals office or the U.S. Marshals Service
Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102.
Tips may also be emailed to
usms.wanted@usdoj.gov